cyber-physical
Software meets hardware
Cyber-physical describes systems where digital computation and physical processes are tightly integrated.
A cyber-physical system uses sensors, software, and networks to monitor and control real-world objects: cyber-physical manufacturing, cyber-physical infrastructure.
The term appears in engineering, robotics, and discussions of smart grids, autonomous vehicles, and the Internet of Things.
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- embeddedSet firmly within something
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- actuatorsMovement-producing mechanisms
- feedbackReturned response data
real-time · networked · automation · industrial · monitoring · autonomous · microcontroller · IoT
Openness to harm
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- patchingRepairing by covering
firmware · authentication · encryption · spoofing · tampering · hardening · supply-chain · exploit
Automaton design field
- PLCIndustrial automation computer
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
production · tooling · lean · automation · traceability · retrofit · integration
Device regulating heartbeat
- wearableAble to be worn
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- ventilatorMechanical breathing apparatus
biosensor · implantable · FDA · biocompatibility · diagnostic · rehabilitation · exoskeleton · interoperability
Alternating personnel strategically
- navigationDetermining position and course
- telematicsRemote vehicle data transmission
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- droneUnmanned flying machine
logistics · GPS · braking · throttle · steering · powertrain · routing
CPS
Agency investigating family abuse
- embeddedSet firmly within something
- sensorsDevices that detect input
- actuatorsMovement-producing mechanisms
feedback · real-time · networked · automation · industrial · monitoring · autonomous · microcontroller · IoT · programmable
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
patching · firmware · authentication · encryption · spoofing · tampering · hardening · supply-chain · exploit · malware
robotics
Automaton design field
- PLCIndustrial automation computer
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- throughputProcessing rate over time
conveyor · production · tooling · lean · automation · traceability · retrofit · integration
pacemaker
Device regulating heartbeat
- wearableAble to be worn
- telemetryDistant automated data collection
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
ventilator · biosensor · implantable · FDA · biocompatibility · diagnostic · rehabilitation · exoskeleton · interoperability
platooning
Alternating personnel strategically
- navigationDetermining position and course
- telematicsRemote vehicle data transmission
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
drone · logistics · GPS · braking · throttle · steering · powertrain · routing
cyber-physicaldisconnected
Separated from a source
siloed · decoupled · air-gapped · offline · standalone
cyber-physicalmechanical
Operated by machinery
virtual · disembodied · analog · abstract · manual
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